Brush protecting device



L.' B. BLACKLEDGE BRUSH PROTECTING DEVICE Aug. 26, 1941.-

Filed March 1a, 1940 f'dglgvlzmolz B2 Q A TORNEY BY W Patented Aug. 26,1941 UNITED STATES PATENT 'YVOF'FICE Application March 18, 1940, SerialNo. 324,576

2 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for preserving and protecting brushesbetween periods of use, and hasreference to a device adaptedparticularly to paint brushes.

It is an object of my invention to provide a device of the characterdescribed for holding a paint brush immersed in a bath of paint solvent.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed having a fluid-filled container, in which the bristles of abrush may be immersed, and provided with means for adjustablypositioning the ends of the bristles above the bottom of the containerso as to allow space for the collection of sediment and to insure thatthe bristles do not come in contact with said sediment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel clamp forsupporting brushes in preservative baths.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, together with the foregoing, will be specifically set forth inthe detailed description of the invention hereunto annexed. It is to beunderstood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific formthereof herein shown and described as various other embodiments thereofmay be employed within the scope of the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

The figure is a perspective View of the complete brush holder of myinvention as viewed from the rear thereof.

Describing my invention in detail, I provide a receptacle 2 having anopen top which permits insertion of a brush 3 into the receptacle. Thereceptacle is constructed of sheet material, preferably Celluloid orcellulose acetate, and is provided with cemented lap joints 4 so as torender the receptacle proof against leakage therefrom of the liquidpreservative, which may be linseed oil, kerosene, etc., which is placedtherein and in which the bristles of the brush 3 are immersed.

Means is provided for removably mounting the receptacle 2 on a supportso that it is held in an upright position. Positioned on the outer rearsurface of the receptacle is a wire bracket formed to provide a U-shapedtongue 6, each side leg of the bracket being wrapped in severalconvolutions about a suitable mandrel to form tubular ferrules 1 and theends 8 of the side legs being directed downwardly so as to lie at anacute angle with respect to the tongue 6. The ends 8 are placed againstthe side of the receptacle and strips 9 of sheet material, similar tothe material of which the receptacle is constructed, is placed thereoverand cemented to the receptacle so that the bracket is securely attachedthereto. With the bracket fixed in place, the receptacle may be hung ona suitable supporting rack such as the bar l0 indicated by the dottedlines with the bracket straddling the bar.

Means is provided for engaging and supporting the brush. Passing througheach of the ferrules I is a piece of wire H Whose opposite ends are bentupwardly to form substantially parallel arms I2 and the extreme upperends [3 are bent toward and overlap each other and are formed withretrorsely directed hooks M. The wire H is of the hard spring varietyand it will be seen that when the two arms l2 ar gripped by the fingersand squeezed together the hooks M will be spread apart sufliciently toallow insertion of the handle IB of the brush, and when the arms arereleased the spring in the wir will urge the hooks [4 into engagementwith the handle. The pressure of the hooks I4 against the handle issufficient to hold the brush suspended in the receptacle with the lowerends of the bristles spaced from the receptacle bottom so as to allowroom for the accumulation on the bottom of quite an amount of paintpigment which will be separated from the brush by the liquid in thereceptacle. Thus the brush may be kept elevated sufliciently so that thbristles will clear the sediment and the brush will therefore be alwayskept clean.

The wire II is not fixed in the ferrules I, and in order to maintain thearms l2 in position so that the hooks M are centralized over thereceptacle, I provide a U-shaped wire ll'which is attached to thebracket 6 in any suitable manner, such as by the solder l8, and has apair of upwardly directed ends l9 each provided with a hook 2| whichcrosses in front of and engages the arms l2 from moving in a forwarddirection and consequently th brush is held centrally with respect tothe receptacle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A brush holder comprising an open top receptacle for containing fluidand receiving a brush, a bracket comprising a piece of wire bent to forma U-shaped tongue, axially alined ferrules formed by one or moreconvolutions of said wire and legs extending from said ferrules anddisposed angularly with respect to said tongue, attachment membersoverlying said legs and secured to said receptacle, a wire memberpassing through and journaled in said bracket ferrules, said wire memberhaving opposite end portions thereof directed upwardly to formsubstantially parallel arms, distal end portions of said arms being benttoward each other in overlapped relation and being provided with opposedhooks for engaging opposite sides of the handle of said brush.

2. A brush holder comprising an open top receptacle provided with arecess for containing fluid and for receiving a brush having a handleextending therefrom, a bracket comprising a. piece of wire bent to forma U-shaped tongue and integral legs extending from and disposedangularly with respect to said tongue, means securing said legs to saidreceptacle, a wire member pivotally mounted on said bracket and havingsubstantially parallel vertically directed arms thereon, means formed atthe end of each of said arms for clamping the handle of said brushtherebetween, said wir member being movable from a first position,extending substantially normally to a side of said receptacle to form acarrying handle for the said receptacle toward a second positionparalleling a side of said receptacle wherein said handle clamping meansare substantially centered above the receptacle recess so as to holdsaid brush suspended centrally of and in spaced relation to saidreceptable recess, and means extending from said bracket engage-able bysaid arms of the wire member for limiting the movement of said wiremember toward said second position thereof.

LUDE BRENNAN BLACKLEDGE.

